Posted by: grc () on Fri May 11 09:47:20 2001

jack, with all due respect for you and your teachings, i was very disappointed in your non-answer the last time we covered this topic....i will rephrase my questions and concerns and hopefully you will directly address these concerns.....again, i direct these concerns to you in a most respectful attitude.....i have taken a lot of verbal abuse from virg over at hitting.com in defending you and your teachings, and that is because you do hold many valid theories....but please clarify your thoughts on the following comments.............you say that the lower body's (e.g., the hips) contribution to the swing is restricted to whatever contribution it makes to shoulder rotation......in other words, you don't believe in the kinetic chain...what matters is shoulder rotation.....so...are you suggesting that great "shoulder speed" is what is important?....are you saying that, for example, if a hitter were to sit in a swivel chair and be able to swing the bat with powerful shoulder rotation he could hit the ball well?....or another extreme example....suppose a hitterinstead of being in the traditional stance would instead already have his hips 3/4 of the way turned (but without the shoulder being turned)....are you suggesting that by simply swinging with a powerful shoulder rotationhe could hit the ball well?.....on the one hand i know these examples are absurb but on the other hand they seem to be a logical extension of youremphasis on powerful shoulder rotation.....again, i plead with you to directly answer my questions...i ask these questions with the utmost respect for you and your teachings, but i would appreciate a complete response....respectfully, grc......